Snowplow



Sept. 23, 1941. B. F. SMITH 2256,9513

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Patented Sept. 23, 1941 t me UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 SNOWPLOW vBenjamin Franklin Smith,Lincoln,,Nebr. I Application January 28, 1941,Serial No. 376,401

4 Claims.

This invention relates to manually operated snow plows or snow scrapingdevices.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter embodying a wide main blade'adapted to be moved over thesurface to be cleaned of snow, and a removable side board having meanswhereby the side board may be secured to either side edge of the mainblade, thereby adapting the device for use in scraping wide walks, theside board preventing the snow from being thrown laterally onto asurface already cleaned.

Another object of the invention is to provide a snow plow including aremovable handle section having a snow scraping blade which may bereadily disconnected from the main blade and used in removing snow fromrestricted places.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein described, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a snow plow or snow scraper constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the scraper.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5designates the scraping blade of the plow, and as shown, the blade issubstantially wide, or of a width to extend across the usual walk way.

The blade is curved throughout its length, and is provided with a steelblade 6 at its forward end, the blade 6 being secured to the blade 5, bymeans of bolts or rivets, extended through the metal straps 1 that aresecured to the rear surface of the blade 5, the lower ends of the metalstraps 1 being extended beyond the lower front edge of the blade 5 sothat the blade 6 may be readily secured thereto. By removing the rivetsor bolts securing the blade 6, it is obvious that the blade 6 may beremoved and replaced by a sharp blade when the blade becomes dull.

These straps I extend over the rear surface of the main blade 5, and aredisposed adjacent to the side edges thereof, the straps being formedwith rearwardly extended portions 8 providing arms, the arms havingbearings 9 at their ,ends, in which the axle H] is mounted, the axle l0providing a mount for the wheels II which have roughened surfaces toprevent the wheels from slipping. Thusit will be seen that due to thisconstruction, the main scraping blade may be adjusted with respect tothe surface over which the plow or scraper is moving, by merely tiltingthe blade on the wheels.

Secured to the rear surface of the main blade is a clamp l2 which is soconstructed that the blade l3 of the removable scraper, may bepositioned therein, the blade l3 being provided with a handle I4 thatextends upwardly therefrom, so that the device may be operated or pushedthrough the snow by the handle.

An apertured lug I5 is secured to the handle l4, and is adapted toextend into the notch l6, formed in the plate ill, that is secured tothe main blade 5, the plate being provided with tubular ends, to receivethe bolt l8 that extends through the apertured lug and tubular portionsof the plate l1, securing the handle against lateral movement withrespect to the main blade 5.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when it is desired to use theblade B as a shovel or scraper, to remove snow or ice in restrictedplaces, the bolt [8 may be removed, whereupon the handle, together withthe blade [3 may be slid from the clamp l2.

A hand grip of the handle l4, and which is indicated by the referencecharacter I9, is provided with openings so that the rod 20 may beextended therethrough and both hands of the operator, used in pushingthe device.

The reference character 2| designates the side plate of the plow, whichis shown as substantially oval in shape, so that it will conform to thecurvature of the main blade 5, when it is positioned thereon. Secured tothe outer and inner surfaces of the side plat 2|, are straps 22 thathave their ends 23 extended inwardly at right angles to the side plate2|, where the ends of the straps are disposed in spaced relation withrespect to each other, so that the straps may be fitted over the sideedges of the main blade 5. The ends 23 are formed with openings toreceive the bolt 24 that also extends through anopening Disposed at theupper rear end of the main blade 5, are straps 25 that are bent uponthemselves to form the loops 26, into which the rear end of the sideplate 2| is extended, prior to bolting the ends 23 to the main blade. Asshown, the spaced ends of the straps 22 are so arranged that the sideplate may be readily and easily removed from one edge of the main blade5, and positioned adjacent to the opposite edge thereof, therebyconverting the blade for use in plowing or scraping snow in such a waythat the snowwill be thrown either to the right'or left of the mainblade.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a substantially wide snow plowwhich may be used in plowing snow from narrow walk ways, and that whenit is desired to remove the snow and ice in restricted places, as forexample around steps or the like, the handle section, together with theblade carried thereby, may be readily used for accomplishing thispurpose.

. What is claimed is:

1. A snow plow comprising a main curved wheel-supported blade, aremovable handle section, a wide blade secured at the lower end of thehandle section, said latter blade adapted to fit against the rearsurface of the main blade, the handle extending upwardly beyond theupper edge of the main blade, a side plate, and means for removablysecuring the side plate to either side edge of the curved main blade.

2. A snow plow comprising a main blade, loop members extending upwardlyfrom the main blade near the rear edge thereof, a removable side platehaving a reduced end adapted to fit within a loop securing the rear endof the side plate in position on the main blade, means for securing theforward end of the side plate to the main blade, and. a handle by meansof which the snow plow is operated.

3. A snow plow comprising a main wheelsupported blade, a wide clampsecured to the rear surface of the blade, a handle including a wideblade adapted to fit into the clamp securing the forward end of thehandle against lateral movement, means for securing the handle adjacentto the upper end of the blade, and said handle havingan opening throughwhich a bar is extended providing a double hand grip.

4. A snow plow comprising a main blade, a reversible side plateextending upwardly from one edge of the main blade, means for removablysecuring the side plate to the main blade, said means comprising spacedmembers adapted to extend over the edge of the main blade, said spacedmembers having openings adapted to align with openings in said mainblade, a bolt adapted to extend through the aligning openings, and ahandle for operating the plow.

BENJAIVIIN FRANKLIN SMITH.

